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日夜如梭 — “Time flies”

日夜如梭 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Time flies”. Time passes quickly like a shuttle. Literally, “Day and night like a shuttle”.

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日夜如梭 Pronunciation and Pinyin

日夜如梭 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
日
rì4sun, day, Japan
夜
yè8night
如
rú6like, as, if
梭
suō11shuttle back and forth

Example Sentence with 日夜如梭

大学四年真是日夜如梭,转眼间就到了毕业季。
The four years of university truly flew by like a shuttle, and in a blink of an eye, it was graduation season.

Idioms Related to 日夜如梭

Synonyms of 日夜如梭

  • rì日yuè月rú如suō梭time flies like a shuttle

More idioms starting with 日

  • rì日shàng上sān三gān竿It's late morning, time to get up
  • rì日xià下wú无shuāng双Unparalleled in the capital
  • rì日bù不wǒ我yǔ与Time waits for no one
  • rì日bù不xiá暇jǐ给too busy to spare time
  • rì日bù不yí移yǐng影in an instant
  • rì日bù不yí移guǐ晷in an instant
  • rì日dōng东yuè月xī西separated by a great distance
  • rì日zhōng中wéi为shì市market at noon
  • rì日zhōng中zé则zè昃What goes up must come down
  • rì日zhōng中zé则zè昃,,yuè月mǎn满zé则kuī亏What goes up must come down
  • rì日zhōng中zé则zè昃,,yuè月yíng盈zé则shí食Things decline after reaching their peak
  • rì日zhōng中zé则yí移at peak, things decline

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Questions about 日夜如梭

What does 日夜如梭 mean?

日夜如梭 (rì yè rú suō) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Time flies”.

How do you pronounce 日夜如梭?

日夜如梭 is pronounced rì yè rú suō in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 日夜如梭 literally mean?

Literally, 日夜如梭 means “Day and night like a shuttle”. It is used to mean “Time flies”.

What is the Chinese definition of 日夜如梭?

白天和黑夜像穿梭一样,形容时间过得很快。

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